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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Dechao Lin, Greer, SC (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A process of welding a weld turbulator on an article includes forming a weld pool on a surface of the article using an arc welder, directing at least one beam of at least one beam welder to at least one fusion edge of the weld pool, and translating the arc welder and the beam welder in a weld direction to shape the weld pool into the weld turbulator extending in the weld direction and having the fusion edge. A turbulator welding system includes an arc welder arranged and disposed to provide an electric arc on a surface of an article to form a weld pool and at least one beam welder arranged and disposed to provide at least one beam to at least one fusion edge of the weld pool. A component includes an article having a surface and a weld turbulator on the surface of the article.